At stake is the question of whether or not children under 18 can legally consent to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The case could set a new precedent.
Mermaids is a particularly controversial group due to the fact that it advocates for children to be granted easier and swifter access to puberty-blockers, mastectomies, and castration.
Five UK clinicians left the National Health Service center because they said therapies for gender-confused children are irresponsible and 'irreversible.'